Recently, for the global nuclear power industry, there seems to be some trepidation. The development of the nuclear industry has been advancing quickly or slowly on the established planning tracks of each country. Even if it is “several happy familiesâ€, it is still consistent in the industry. The inherent scene. However, in the normal development model, there are still some new trends worth paying attention to.
"Introduction" and "Going Out" of Japan's Nuclear Power
Japan’s nuclear energy situation is a topic that cannot be bypassed by the current nuclear energy community. Among these, the focus is on the progress of the nuclear accident at Fukushima and its attitude toward nuclear energy. In the handling of the nuclear accident at Fukushima, a new strategy is becoming more and more powerful. Prior to this, Japan mainly relied on domestic forces to handle the thorny "Fukushima sequelae." However, the external forces of cross-border cooperation are slowly intervening, and the joint efforts of the global industry have gradually become a trend. On November 7th, the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) expert group conducted an inspection of the Tokyo Electric Power Co.'s investigation of the nuclear waste water problem of the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant and will conduct a series of water sample collections. The "cooperation test" was implemented for the first time after the regulatory committee and the IAEA reached consensus. Prior to this, relevant organizations including the United States, Russia, and other nuclear energy nations also expressed their willingness to cooperate with Japan on the pollution of the nuclear accident at Fukushima. According to reports from the beginning of November, the two governments of Japan and the United States held the second meeting of the bilateral committee on the disposal of Fukushima nuclear accidents and the safety of nuclear energy on the 4th. Both sides agreed to establish a project team to include nuclear accident risk assessment (probabilistic risk assessment) methods. Japan’s nuclear safety countermeasures have been gradually implemented in the United States. Japan’s move is intended to further introduce the above assessment methods through cooperation with the United States to improve the safety of nuclear power.
In addition to the "introduction" to the handling of domestic nuclear affairs, the new move of "going out" by Japan's nuclear power has also attracted considerable attention.
For Japan’s exports of nuclear power, the biggest promoter is the current Prime Minister Shinzo Abe. His series of actions have been called “heads of sales†by public opinion. On October 28th, Shinzo Abe made another trip to Turkey for a visit. In May of this year, Abe had just visited Turkey. In this regard, public opinion in Japan held that “two visits to the same country were rare during the past six months.†On October 29th, Shinzo Abe held talks with Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan. The two sides have reached an agreement on the construction of a nuclear power plant in Sinop on the Black Sea coast of Turkey. After the construction plan is approved by the Turkish parliament later, The two sides will sign a formal construction contract, which will also be Japan's first nuclear export project after the Fukushima nuclear accident. Sinop nuclear power plant will be the world’s first nuclear power project using the Atmea1 reactor type, including four nuclear power units, and the estimated construction cost will exceed US$22 billion, according to which nuclear energy agreements concluded between Japan and Turkey were stipulated in the future in Turkey. Nuclear power plant construction projects will involve Japanese nuclear energy companies.
In addition, Abe has already reached preliminary agreements with Saudi Arabia, UAE, India and other countries on nuclear power exports since he took office; Japan has also reached agreement with France on jointly promoting nuclear power technology exports to emerging market countries. In addition to the Japanese government’s efforts to promote nuclear power to the outside world, Japanese companies are also poised to start. According to Japanese media, Toshiba recently established the policy of acquiring nuclear power business companies in the United Kingdom through its subsidiaries as soon as possible during the year. In Japan’s own industry reconstruction, it is worth noting that the NRA and JNES will formally merge in March 2014. JNES is a nuclear facilities inspection and safety analysis professional organization established in Japan in 2003. With more than 400 experienced staff members, the merger will undoubtedly greatly increase NRA's human resources. After the merger, some of JNES’s most experienced staff will be responsible for oversight and guidance to help existing NRA staff improve their capabilities. According to reports, JNES has actually begun supporting NRA months ago. The reorganization of such institutions is obviously one of the signs that the Japanese nuclear energy industry is “building healthy and trying to start againâ€.
British and Korean attract attention
Nuclear energy development countries like Japan’s nuclear power are not uncommon. Among these, Britain’s progress in nuclear energy is particularly eye-catching. In late October, the British government and the French Electricity Group (EDF) signed a nuclear power plant transaction valued at approximately 26 billion U.S. dollars. EDF will build two European pressurized water pumps designed by Areva in the southwestern part of the UK in Hinckley. The reactor, with a cost of about 26 billion U.S. dollars, is scheduled to start operating in 2023 and its operating time will last 35 years. This is the first nuclear power plant built in Europe after the Fukushima nuclear accident in Japan and the first new nuclear power plant in the United Kingdom in 20 years. Judging from the published set of data, due to this new nuclear power plant, in the next few years, 16 billion pounds of international capital will be invested in British nuclear power construction. British Prime Minister Cameron said, “This will create 25,000 jobs for the United Kingdom. The post is good news for the southwestern United Kingdom and even the entire country."
In addition to this major move, nuclear energy is one of the main factors that have recently shaken its vitality in the energy business sector in the United Kingdom. On November 7, the two governments of the United Kingdom and South Korea agreed to expand the scale of trade and investment between the two countries to nearly treble by 2020. By then, the scale of trade between the two countries will be expanded from the current 11.2 billion U.S. dollars to 20 billion U.S. dollars. The scale increased from US$22.8 billion to US$45 billion, of which nuclear power will also play an important role. The two sides signed the "Memorandum of Understanding on Comprehensive Nuclear Power Cooperation", which included mutual cooperation when the two countries entered the third country's commercial nuclear power construction business. The two sides also decided to operate the "nuclear power industry dialogue agreement mechanism." At the same time, South Korea's participation in British nuclear power plant construction has also been obtained. Many opportunities. According to the analysis, 15 of the 16 nuclear power plants currently operating in the United Kingdom will be shut down by 2023 and 10 new nuclear power plants will be built by 2025, requiring the investment of foreign power companies. In the medium to long term, the British nuclear power market also provides opportunities for South Korea's nuclear power exports.
South Korea has long sought to become a major exporter of nuclear power. The market that it wants to enter is not just Britain. Recently, South Korea and nuclear energy emerging countries Finland and Hungary respectively signed a bilateral cooperation agreement on nuclear energy. According to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade of the Republic of Korea, the relevant agreement will not only promote cooperation between South Korea and the two countries in the nuclear energy related fields, but also lay the legal and institutional basis for South Korea’s entry into the nuclear energy market in Hungary, and South Korea and Finland’s nuclear energy cooperation will also be “ "Nuclear safety, nuclear waste treatment, and nuclear technology" have been widely carried out. Britain and South Korea are just a microcosm of the international community of nuclear energy interests, cooperation and win-win or will become the main trend of global nuclear energy development.
Global uranium ore market is now warming trend
Similarly, after a short period of silence, the international nuclear fuel market has recently shown signs of recovery, especially uranium mining and trade. According to a report from the Globe and Mail of Canada on October 30th, Cameco, one of the world’s largest uranium producers, recorded a substantial increase in sales revenue to US$211 million in the third quarter of 2013, compared to the same period last year (2012 year three). Quarterly) increased by 167% compared with the same period last year, the company's sales revenue was only 79 million US dollars, this year's rise in benefits "is due to the recovery of uranium ore sales." Although the international uranium ore prices are still in a downswing pattern compared to the highs in 2011, the analysts believe that the global nuclear energy development trend will boost the international market's demand for uranium ore.
In line with this growth expectation, international uranium mining is setting off a new round of climaxes.
Canada and the European Union reached a principled comprehensive trade agreement at the end of October, which will reduce European investment restrictions in Canada, including uranium mining operations, which has brought opportunities for the Canadian uranium industry. The relevant person in charge of the Canadian uranium mining industry's location in Saskatchewan said that the agreement will make Saskatchewan's uranium mining project “more attractive†to European investors. It is expected that the agreement will be reached in the future. 15 years of $2.4 billion investment in Saskatchewan.
In addition, Areva and France also recently signed a uranium development agreement, which announced that Areva will build a new mining company to develop Mongolia's uranium mine as its main business. Mining is a pillar industry of Mongolia's economy. From 1988 to 1995, Russia used to mine and produce uranium resources at the Dornod mining area in Mongolia. However, at present, Mongolia does not have uranium mining. After many years, Mongolia resumed uranium mining. According to the new Nuclear Energy Law of Mongolia passed in 2009, the exploration, development, and exploitation of uranium will gain more space in the future.
Earlier, the first uranium mine in Turkey, Temrezli uranium ore, was granted an operating license. The mine will be put into production in 2016 and the next phase will have US$5.9 million in capital to help the project continue to advance. It is estimated that based on the uranium mine estimation standard, the total uranium resources of the entire Temrezli project will be 6,697 tons of uranium. It is estimated that it will be extracted in 10 years and the total output of the project will reach 3,500 tons of uranium with an average annual production of about 385 tons of uranium.
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